Departmental Bodies

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Questions (237)

Barry Ward

Question:

237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58507/25]

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Tánaiste and Minister for Defence

There are three bodies under the aegis of my Department; the Army Pensions Board, established under the Army Pensions Act 1927, the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (ODF), established pursuant to the provisions of the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 and the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces (EOB), which was placed on a Statutory basis on 1 December 2024. The civil servants supporting the administration of those bodies are included in the table set out below.

Year	Army Pensions Board EO	ODF AP	ODF HEO	ODF EO	EOB PO	EOB AP	EOB HEO	EOB AO	EOB EO	EOB CO
2025	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
2024	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
2023	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-